Christopher Osterhaus

  • Research
    • Scientific reasoning
    • Dealing with evidence
    • Social cognition
  • About
  • Publications
  • Awards
  • Contact
✕

Measuring experimentation skills in elementary school

Research, Scientific reasoning

Measuring experimentation skills in elementary school

costerhaus Juni 21, 2020

Understanding the principles of experimentation is a crucial aspect of scientific reasoning. To measure children’s experimentation skills, we developed an instrument that assesses their understanding of experimental designs. Download a copy of the inventory and find out more!

Test of Experimentation SkillsDownloadDownload
Osterhaus, C., Koerber, S., & Sodian, B.(2016). Children’s understanding of experimental contrast and experimental control: An inventory for primary school. Frontline Learning Research, 3(4), 56–94. doi:10.14786/flr.v3i4.220

Previous Article

Theory of Mind and loneliness in kindergarten and elementary school

Next Article

A model of scientific reasoning

Latest Posts

Measuring scientific reasoning in elementary school

Measuring scientific reasoning in elementary school

How people interpret contingency tables

How people interpret contingency tables

Social cognition and friendships

Social cognition and friendships

About

Christopher Osterhaus is a postdoctoral research associate in psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

My research explores how children come to understand complex social situations and how they acquire scientific reasoning skills.

Arba WordPress Theme by XstreamThemes.